メアリーが子供の頃、彼女の家はとても貧乏だった。

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English Translation

When Mary was a child, her family was dirt poor.

Furigana

メアリーが子供(こども)の頃(ころ)、彼女(かのじょ)の家(いえ)はとても貧乏(びんぼう)だった。

Romanji

Meari- ga kodomo no koro, kanojo no ie wa totemo binbō datta.

Words

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

子供 (こども)

child; children

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

頃 (ころ、ごろ)

(approximate) time; around; about; toward; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

迚も (とても、とっても)

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

貧乏 (びんぼう)

poverty; destitute; poor